The German company sold chrome to Russia for the production of guns – Handelsblatt Margarita Voloshino -Hods < Ul > < Li > German company EKC.AG supplied chrome to Russia, despite sanctions, in particular for the production of military equipment. < Li > the company was founded by Russians, and according to handelsblatt, it accounted for about half of the supply of chromium to Russia in the amount of 24.2 million euros from January 2023 to April 2024. < Li >
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~ 60 > This is said in the investigation of the German edition of Handelsblatt, published on Friday, April 18, reports < Strong > 24 ~ 24 24 Channel . Note that the founders of the company are Russians. ~ 60 >< h2 class = "News-Subtitle" > what is known about the company
according to export data, about half of the supply of chromium to Russia in the period from January 2023 In April 2024. Their cost, according to the publication, amounted to 24.2 million euros.
< p >The company's website states that it was founded in 2006 by Vladimir Platunov, who is now its general director. The financial director – Evgeny Porokhny, sales manager – Oleg Krylov. In total, the company works 21 employee.
< p > handelsblatt writes that six of them are listed on the site, and they all speak Russian. The company has representative offices in China and Turkey, as well as branches in the USA and Slovenia. The company itself calls itself a “global raw material trader.”
~ 60 > gunpowder confirmed that they have been citizens of Russia with Platunov, but have been living in Germany for 28 years. They also have appropriate tax numbers. Chrome is purchased in South Africa and delivered to the destination.
~ 60 > 62 ~ on the EKC.ag website that in the early years it “helped German companies find suppliers of certain raw materials, especially in the CIS countries.” After 2009, the company expanded the activities.
~ 60 > it is indicated that the company is now engaged in industry and energy, as well as industrial minerals, such as chrome ore, raw bauxite, melted magnesite, graphite and graphite and graphite. quartz “.
60 ~ h2 class =” News-Subtitle “> who delivered chrome
~> during the investigation, it turned out that among the clients of EKC.AG in Russia in 2017 was in 2017 Uralvagonzavod, where they produce armored vehicles for the Russian army. However, it is not known whether it was after the start of a full -scale war in 2022.
~ 60 > gunpowder itself said that no. According to him, Russia does not need chrome ore, as it has its own reserves. Interestingly, in 2025, EKC.ag got into the UK sanctions list, which the companies were outraged.
~ ~ 60 > financial director called it “illegal.” In turn, the publication notes that from 2023 to April 2024, chrome was not included in any sanctions list, so the supply of EKC.ag to Russia did not violate any restrictions.
